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HAT, GOAT, AND UMBRELLA RACK- No. 500, 32. Patented July 4, 18 93.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

EMERSON WV. TROUT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO SAMUEL L. JACQUES AND FRED B. WEMPLE, OF SAME PLACE.

HAT, COAT, AND UMBRELLA RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,632, dated July 4, 1893.

Application filed October 1'7. 1892- Serial No. 449,070- (N modem T0 aZZ whom it may concern: an umbrella sprung in between the two will Be it known that I, EMERSON W. TROUT, a be held by both the top and bottom of the citizen of the United States, residing at Deloops. The loops may be formed in any suittroit, county of 'Wayne, and State of Michigan, able manner, and need not be turned exactly 5 have invented a certain new and useful Imas shown in the drawings, so long as theyare 55 provement in Hat, Coat, and Umbrella Racks; arranged to accomplish the purpose of holding and I declare the following to be a full, clear, the umbrella between the two, and supporting and exact description of the same, such as a coat or other garment on the outer extremwill enable others skilled in the art to which ity of each. Between the hat holder at the I0 it pertains to make and use the same, refertop and the holding device at the bottom the 60 ence being had to the accompanying drawwires are laid, and preferably soldered toings, which form a part of this specification. gether, and are each bent outward at b to My invention relates to hat, coat and umcarry the hat holder away from the board a brella racks or holders, and relates more parsufficient distance to accommodate the hat ticularly to the form of construction whereby rim under the wires. I prefer to carry the 65 the same may be manufactured cheaply, and Wires a suitable distance straight out, or at the same time secure an article, having all nearly straight out from the plates, as shown the merits of a more expensive device, inin the drawings, and't-hen turned in a direccluding a neat appearance. tion parallel with the board for a distance, In the drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective and then bent into the quarter circle forming 70 view showing the device. Fig. 2, is an elevathe hat holder. tion showing the device provided with a'lock- The manner of supporting the wires on the ing bail. Fig. 8, is a sectional view showing board and pi'eventing them from being disthe manner of holding the wire frame by placed or turned, is as follows: Icuta groove sinking it into the wood. Fig. 4:, is a variaa, in the board of sufficient depth and width 75 tion showing the groove formed in the holdto accommodate the two wires laid side by ing plate, instead of in the board. side as shown in Fig. 2 at C. I then provide in the several figures, A, is a board for the holding plate D, having the portion d, supporting the holder proper. This board adapted to lay over the wires, and to hold may be made in any form desired. I prefer them firmly in the groove, and having the So to make it of the form shown, as it provides portion 61, turned upward parallel with the a space on its upper portion on which to print portion 13 of the wires, and then turned paror paint advertising matter. By providing allel with theboard, and provided with the such a surface the holders can be sold in large notch d of just sufficient size to embrace the numbers to be given away for advertising portion 19 of the Wires. This holding piece 85 purposes. D is screwed or riveted firmly in position, and The wire frames B B, form both the hat holds the wires on to the board, and prevents rack or holder and the coat and umbrella them from turning or being displaced in any holders, by forming and assembling them as manner. Instead of grooving the board, the 40 shown. Each wire is bent at the upper end holding piece D, may be provided on the un- 90 into a quarter circle I), and at b, is given a der side with the groove 61 turn and a half to form the coat holder W, at In Fig. 2, is shown a bail E, used in connecthe outer extremity. The two wires are bent tion with the hat rack or holder and adapted in opposite directions, thus forming half cirto be locked to the holder with any suitable cles at the top, to hold the hat, and at the locking device F. 95

bottom forming the coat holders, projecting What I claim is in opposite directions. The loops or turns 1), 1. As a new article of manufacture, acomshould be bent outward so as to form the bined hatrack and umbrella holderconsisting space between the loops on the opposite wires of a base board, two independent wires and of equal width at the top and bottom, so that means for holding them on the board, each Ioo of the said wires being bent at the top in the manner shown, to form halfahat holder, and coiled at the bottom in opposite directions in parallel coils,.and adapted to receive an umbrella and clasp it at four points between the separate coils, wl1ereby the coils are adapted to spring to a greater extent than allowed by a single coil, substantially as described.

2. In an article of manufacture, such as described, the combination of a base board, two wires independent, below the point of support, and means for holding them on said board, each of said wires being coiled at the bottom in opposite directions in parallel coils, and adapted to receive an'umbrella and 15 clasp it between the parallel coils, and each of said coils terminating in a hook fora coat support, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EMERSON W. TROUT Witnesses:

F. B. WEMPLE, L. ROBINSON. 

